Carnegie Museum of Natural History Free Days

Carnegie Museum of Natural History has no regular free day right now — here's what exists instead. No free day for the general public: adult admission is $25, shared with the Carnegie Museum of Art in the same building. Weekday visits after 3pm cost $12 for adults. EBT/SNAP cardholders pay $1 each for up to four people. Bank of America cardholders get one free admission on the first full weekend of each month, and Allegheny County library cardholders can book free or discounted RAD Passes. No timed tickets or required reservations. Tuesdays closed Labor Day through Memorial Day; open to 8pm on Thursdays. Verified on Carnegie Museum of Natural History's own page, last checked 2026-10-02.

At a glance

What it costs instead

The baseline without a free day: $25 adult, which puts a couple at $50 and four adults at $100 before extras. That's why the alternative routes below matter more here than at museums with a real free day.

Upcoming free days

No upcoming free dates are published right now. Carnegie Museum of Natural History announces free days on its official page — that's the place to watch.

Know before you go

• Who qualifies: Free every day: children 2 and under, members, students with ID from Pitt (fall/spring only), CMU, Point Park, Chatham, Carlow, Duquesne Bayer School/Honors College, and Pennsylvania teens 13-18 with a Free Teen Membership. PreK-12 educators in PA/OH/WV/MD/NY get one free visit a year..
• Reservations: No timed tickets or required reservations. Tuesdays closed Labor Day through Memorial Day; open to 8pm on Thursdays..
• What's covered: General admission covers both Natural History and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
• Schedule detail: No public free day; free only for specific groups (BofA weekend, local college students, RAD Pass).
• Worth knowing: A $1 EBT/SNAP ticket gets you into both museums: Natural History and the Carnegie Museum of Art share one admission.
• Another way in free: Carnegie Museum of Natural History participates in Museums on Us — Bank of America cardholders get free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, independent of the schedule above. Bank of America's list adds: Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank credit or debit cardholders should visit The Andy Warhol Museum's website for additional information and to arrange one free general admission. Cardholder is required to present their ticket, active credit or debit card and photo ID upon arrival. Additional guests are required to purchase tickets separately..

Other ways in, no calendar required

• Bank of America cardholders skip the calendar entirely at Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Museums on Us covers one free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, card + photo ID at the desk (Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank credit or debit cardholders should visit The Andy Warhol Museum's website for additional information and to arrange one free general admission. Cardholder is required to present their ticket, active credit or debit card and photo ID upon arrival. Additional guests are required to purchase tickets separately.).
• Households with a SNAP EBT card can use Museums for All: free-to-$5 admission for up to four, valid during regular hours at 1,700+ institutions across the country — look up Carnegie Museum of Natural History on the official participant list.
• An art- or history-museum membership from another city may already cover Carnegie Museum of Natural History: check the NARM roster with our reciprocity lookup — a qualifying membership travels to 1,400+ museums.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets ($25 adult) are on carnegiemnh.org — skip third-party sellers, the official price is the floor. And if you hold a museum, science-center or zoo membership from another city, run it through our reciprocity lookup — it may already get you in.

Also free in Pittsburgh

Carnegie Museum of Art (no regular free day) · The Andy Warhol Museum (no regular free day) · The Frick Pittsburgh (always free) · Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (no regular free day) · Mattress Factory (no regular free day) — or see the full free museum days in Pittsburgh guide.

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